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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Apr 30, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, May 7, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 1993
  • 750ml
  • Italy
  • Piedmont
  • Barolo
  • Nebbiolo
  • Red
  • FF975
  • FF975
Lot 559

1993 Giacomo Conterno Cascina Francia Barolo Serralunga d Alba - 1 bottle(s)-750ml format

Estimate: CAD$420 - CAD$600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
CAD$1,000 CAD$100
CAD$2,000 CAD$200
CAD$3,000 CAD$250
CAD$5,000 CAD$500
CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000

This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1993 Giacomo Conterno Cascina Francia Barolo Serralunga d Alba - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $420 - $600 with a reserve of $300. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11467.

Condition

Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot In Neck on 1993 Giacomo Conterno Cascina Francia Barolo Serralunga d Alba

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This avid and knowledgeable Edmonton-based collector has been cellaring high quality wines for several decades. The wines were typically purchased in multiple quantities (3, 6, 12 bottles) from trusted local fine wine retail shops but over time were also sourced from the SAQ, LCBO, during US travel, or direct from US wineries. To round out the collection and ‘fill holes’, highly collectable bottles of interest were occasionally purchased at auction in Canada where provenance was assured. The wines are from regions around the world and were stored after purchase in monitored temperature (54-57 °C) and humidity-controlled wine fridges. The size of the collection has grown to a point where, although not initially purchased for resale, the time has come to ‘thin’ out multiple bottle quantities for others to enjoy.

The wine in this lot has a score of 91 from Robert Parker and the following tasting note -The 1993 Barolo Cascina Francia exhibits a dark ruby color with purple nuances, in addition to aromas of roasted herbs, tobacco, tar, kirsch, and dried cherries as well as some volatile acidity. In the mouth, it is dense, medium to full-bodied, with good concentration, and dusty tannin in the finish. It can be drunk now, but promises to evolve for another 15-20 years. This impeccably made, traditional wine is not for everybody, but it will handsomely repay cellaring, and represents a winemaking style that, hopefully, will never be extinguished by the new, more supple-textured, darker-colored, earlier bottled wines.